Ramsey signs, should Theo go……

Yesterday Aaron Ramsey signed a new long-term contact at Arsenal, no doubt that will be classed as ‘a new signing’ when he returns from injury which we only hope won’t be too far away…

On signing his new deal, Ramsey said:

I’m very happy here at Arsenal, it’s a great club and I’ve learned a lot since I’ve been here. Every player wants to play in a team where they can play football and I feel that this is the way it should be played, so that’s one of the reasons I signed a new contract. I think I can still develop my game a lot, and I’m in the right place to do that with the support of the manager and also a squad of very talented players. I’m convinced the next few years will be a time where my career kicks on to a new level, it’s an exciting time to be part of the Club.

On to Theo Walcott – once doing so well at Southampton, so well that our boss bought him for a lot of money by his scale. Rather than loan him out to get tougher and gain experience in the Championship or at another Premier League Club, he kept him at Arsenal. Such high hopes were for the player, good old Sven Goran Eriksson picked him for the World Cup Squad in 2006.

Maybe that is really where all started to go wrong for then teenager. Too much too soon, maybe he thought he’s ‘made it’?

He hadn’t then and he hasn’t now, not really…

The boy must have wondered what hit him, one minute he’s playing down on the south coast the next he’s in the big city of London, ‘playing’ for a big club like Arsenal. He went from living life in a village enviroment to being part of the hustle and bustle in the capital of London…

Here we are, after a mixed four years for the player, its World Cup time again. This time however, he’s been left out of the twenty-three man squad picked by Fabio Capello. Imagine that eh, a player who should be played as a striker is being left at home, in his place is an old man who can’t score for toffee and who often struggles to stay on his feet. How the heck can Emile Heskey be going to South Africa ahead of Theo Walcott, let alone ahead of Darren Bent!!

Just imagine England with Wayne Rooney and Theo Walcott as their front two, perfect, pace and strength!!

If I were Theo, I’d be gutted – and I’d think about my longterm future. I know there are a lot of fans who would be glad to see the back of Theo Walcott, I’m not one of them. I still honestly believe he will be a great player one day.

I don’t know though if that ‘one day’ will come at Arsenal all the time he is being left to play as a winger. I know I’ve said it many times now but why oh why doesn’t he get a chance in his proper position. Why does Arsene Wenger play our players out of position so often?

Maybe its time for him to go and knock on Arsene Wenger’s door and have a chat, tell him how he really feels and if Wenger won’t play him as a striker, maybe its time to let him have a loan spell at a club who need a striker, let Theo go to a Championship Club, or somewhere like Fulham/West Ham until Christmas, play in his favoured position and then come back and get his career sorted out.

At the beginning of last season, this was on the clubs website

This season we could see Theo in a different role – as a striker. He hinted at a positional switch during the summer and Arsène Wenger’s 4-3-3 formation seems to suit Theo perfectly. His pace through the middle could be a lethal weapon in the years to come – for Arsenal and for England

It never happened though did it?????

Of course I maybe very wrong, maybe Theo prefers to play on the wing, maybe he doesn’t mind not being on the plane to South Africa – but I suspect he is very down-hearted, I would be….

If we don’t sort Theo out, he may just find another club who will not only play him, but actually involve him in the game more….

Many will say good, push-off Theo, you should stop talking to the press Theo and bigging yourself up and to a degree they will be right but I hope he stays, plays and gets better. So much so that he is one of the first players named in the 2014 World Cup squad, still as an Arsenal player of course……

Just imagine if some got their wish and he started scoring goals for fun at one of our bitter rivals.

One consolation from him being omitted from the England side is that he should have a proper pre-season and start the next campaign fully fit and raring to go! I really hope that missing out on the trip to South Africa kicks starts the career of Theo Walcott.

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Erick, this should give him the kick in the pants he needs, if ever a player needed that its Theo…. A true sportsman would get over this quickly and show fire in his belly, just hope Theo has it in him…

Morning all.i don’t feel sorry for theo since he brought this on himself.on the wings he gets space to run into and is a part of the forward line.most teams play deep against us so theo would be just as useless through the middle.

He is a striker, why don’t we let him have a chance a playing as one, its clear he struggles to cross, wenger never has a plan b…. why not hoof the ball up top every now and again and let the boy use his pace, the one thing he can do is shoot….

Hi Erick, I heard both Waddle and Keown laying into Theo, on the radio, this a.m.

On re-watching a recording of the England game, I have changed my mind a bit regarding Theo.

We all know he has great talent, but it’s not always used. The one thing I don’t think he has is dribbling skill. You know, a good feint, or a trick to go past a player. His speed is negated when he can’t get past and the result is that he falls over too easily or gets knocked off the ball.

RA I don’t understand Aw he should be looking at this situation with seriousness this could be what we need to be champions and as Vote Eboue said I see a different arrangement of the squad next season

Both Capello and Wenger are two of the worlds best coaches and neither play him upfront.they cant both be wrong..

Theo lacks the positional sense, the movement, the workate, the first touch and the strength to be a striker…So wenger is trying to make him come from deeper so he can use his pace and get into the one on ones with the GK, like freddie used to do..

capellos trying the same thing but it aint working cos theo doesnt have a clue what hes doing..

i think capello will regret not taking Bent too. My guess is that after one or two games Lennon will be crocked as he isn’t fully fit, the same will happen with Barry, and Heskey, well i won’t be surprised if he’s crocked before the first game…

Erick all signs are showing captain marvel is off.i reckon we will be a much better team without him;imagine us in a 4-2-3-1 with song and a box to box cm holding with three no.10’s behind rvp?(cole,AA,chamakh) we would be more unpredictable with us attacking from all angles unlike with cesc where all our attacks originated from him.i’ll wait until we complete our transfer business before painting a clearer picture…

The other problem with Theo and England is that Rooney doesnt like him. Thats part of the reason he never passes to Theo and could never partner him up front.
I think the surprise is not that Theo isnt going, but who is. I mean Theo is better than SWP (sorry Wrighty but true), Carrick has gone backwards, Carragher will just go red and haul someone down in the box.

I’m not yet sold on Theo. I need to see more. While he offers something different, his raw pace is unmatched— he has no sese of timing and such poor decision-making skills. Next season is his for the taking though; if he doesn’t shine this season, I don’t see it ever happening.

I think Rambo has overtaken him in terms of expected progress; by the looks of it, maybe Jack will too.

Arsenal Football Club have today released the following statement about captain Cesc Fabregas:

“Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is under contract with the Club until the summer of 2015. He is a highly valued member of the team and part of our future plans.

“We have followed recent speculation linking Cesc with a move away from the Club but as there has never been any official approach for him, only two informal exchanges, in which we made it abundantly clear that we have no interest in transferring Cesc, we have refrained from publicly passing comment. However, yesterday evening we received an offer from Barcelona for Cesc and in response, we immediately and resolutely told them once again that we have no intention of selling our captain.

“To be clear, we will not make any kind of counterproposal or enter into any discussion. Barcelona have publicly stated that they will respect our position and we expect that they will keep their word

rico, Cesc did give Wenger the perfect segue for this f-off to Barca. He left the choice in Wenger’s hands, so he has to respect that. He can’t have his cake (not say anything incendiary to turn the Arsenal collective against him) and eat it too (get the Barca transfer). He stays. And I don’t see him underperforming because he did not get his way. He’s better than that. (Hyuk, I have a lot of feelingly felts on Cesc.)

He is going agag, the spanish reporter says barca know they have offered way off the right price and knew it would be rejected. they are prepared to go up a lot higher but want to throw Yaya into the deal.

The fact they didnt call it a derogatoty offer or anything like that doesnt even leave it open to come back with a higher bid……….. it’s clear and simple he under contract til 2015 and not for sale… In coded terms that means take ur poxy offer and fuck off and IF you reall want him come back with at least 60million otherwise dont waste our time you pant stains…!. debt ridden arseholes…!.

Barca said they’ll have to respect our decision.we aren’t cash desperate while they are skint:its the perfect scenario.we aren’t interested and cesc himself left this decision upto aw and its seems aw isn’t keen on letting him go.last season when it was apparent eto’o was leaving barca paid 70mil for ibra since they were desperate for a new forward to lead the line.30mil for cesc is to show barca fans they tried but we rejected and they don’t really need him.its the first time we have done that rico,even legrovers are rejoicing…well done ARSENAL!

Well this is no good news per say but it is good that Arsenal is showing we are not push over and i think they will eventually reach an agreement to let Fabregas leave after one season with the price staying at £30M.

Barcelona will not offer £40M and i dont think Wenger wants another Toure(Prolonged temper).

Rico, what comes out of spain is a load of media loaded bullshit so the media can do all their bullshit and shit stirring in public that they can then deny any official tapping up or underhanded goings on, they always operate like that and always will do the gutless pricks…!. If Arsenal stick to their guns and play hard ball the stains are pretty stuffed unless they put serious money on the table. The otherside now is IF Arsenal accept a stupid offer they will be accused of selling out and having no ambition, the tell tale will as said be IF Cesc asks for a transfer then a stupid offer would be accepted with a wantaway player….!.

Hi W.A.T.H, good to see you on form. I knew you would be the best negotiator, perhaps with Agag to ride shotgun.

I wouldn’t argue with the pair of you.

Agag, Rico told me if I hovered over the little yellow faces, I presumed with the cursor), all would be revealed. Nothing happened, and now you have gone bonkers with faces everywhere. Makes me feel like a plonker.

RA……….. It’s about time someone told them publically that they ain’t getting Cesc and all their media antics are not gonna work. Put your money where your mouth is and if not then fuck off back out the door you seeped through…!. That statement leave no room for discussion what so ever…..! Nice….!

RA, just point put the cursor over the emoticon, the code will flash. I’ll wait for your smiley. Do it, do it. We haven’t had much to smile about in recent weeks. And the offer for 80 mil might come in any second now.

Hello Erick , Fabregas is a big issue for Arsenal i guess it is a collective interest of both Wenger and Casidi(?)not to let Fabregas go or at least not for cheap.

Apparently only RVP and Fabregas jersey gets sold at the Emirates and they are mostly the reason people buy mementos , tickets or any money making venture.
Therefore loosing Fabregas is not only loosing in footballing terms but financial terms as well.

Therefore Arsenal is going to have a wonderful time getting the best out of this deal.

When exactly would he have signed in Austria or on the plane or before they left for the camp which i trust British media would have got a glimpse of him and Wenger.I think the news is just rubbish really.